L’ÉCOLE Middle East Presents "Poetry of Birds" Exhibition
L’ÉCOLE Middle East, School of Jewelry Arts, supported by Van Cleef & Arpels, will launch the Poetry of Birds exhibition on November 6, 2025, during Dubai Design Week.
Exhibition Details and Venue
Held in collaboration with Dubai Design District (d3), the exhibition will be open to the public until April 25, 2026. This edition in Dubai follows earlier presentations in Paris and Tokyo, offering a unique view focused on the interaction between Western jewelry from the 19th and 20th centuries and Islamic arts, with poetry as the connecting theme.
Artworks and Highlights
- Exceptional jewels, precious objects, and gouache drawings portraying birds, by famed jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, and Buccellati
- Selected Middle Eastern artworks, including carpets, ceramics, metalware, and miniatures, borrowed from the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization and Dubai Museums
- Contemporary photography by Emirati artist Faisal Al Rais, depicting the beauty and symbolic meaning of birds from the Middle East and globally, making its public debut
“Poetry of Birds” highlights a dialogue between diverse artistic traditions where poetry links Western and Islamic cultural expressions through the motif of birds.
The exhibition celebrates the artistic and symbolic significance of birds across cultures, blending heritage and contemporary art.
Author’s summary: L’ÉCOLE Middle East’s "Poetry of Birds" exhibition in Dubai merges Western and Islamic art traditions to explore birds' poetic symbolism through exquisite jewelry and contemporary photography.